New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- The governing body for North and Central American and Caribbean soccer said Friday it will have six automatic qualifying spots in the 2030 World Cup and a seventh will be available as part of an intercontinental playoff.

FIFA said later Friday it has not announced each confederation's allocation of berths. The president of the South American confederation CONMEBOL has proposed expanding the tournament yet again to 64 nations.

CONCACAF said its qualifying will start in September 2027 with its teams ranked 14th through 35th playing a home-and-home, total-goals first round.

The 11 winners will advance to the second round along with its top 13-ranked nations. The 24 teams will be split into six four-team groups and eac...